Last Primary MOS
766-Radio Operator High Speed Manual
Last MOS Group
Signal
Service Years
1942 - 1945
Last Photo
Personal Details
Home State
West Virginia
Year of Birth 1906
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Contact Info
Home Town Nestorville
Date of Passing Dec 08, 1980
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Last Known Activity:
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS HOWARD WINFORD GARNES WORKED AS A PIANO TUNER BEFORE ENTERING THE SERVICE ON 18 NOVEMBER 1942. AFTER ATTENDING RADIO OPERATOR SCHOOL HE WAS SENT TO THE PACIFIC. PFC GARNES SERVED IN THE PACIFIC WITH HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 98TH SIGNAL BATTALION FROM 16 MAY 1944 TO 22 OCTOBER 1945. PFC GARNES WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 3 NOVEMBER 1945 AT CAMP ATTERBURY INDIANA. HOWARD GARNES PASSED AWAY ON 8 DECEMBER 1980.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.